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Hospital bill. >> what did you think of the prices? >> i was relieved and kind of shocked. >> reporter: new numbers show aca enrollment has hit an historic high for 2022 with 13.6 million americans already signed up for coverage and the deadline is not until january 15th. since president biden took office, 13.6 million people are gained health insurance -- 4.6 million people have received health care coverage. >> the motion is adopt ed. >> reporter: the american rescue plan pumped billions of dollars in subsidies into the aca marketplace, lowering premiums for 90% of comers and expanding acces...

All of what we're seeing. >> reporter: the biden administration extended the current enrollment period and reinstated millions of dollars in funding that president trump slashed for advertisements. >> new law, lower prices, more people qualify. >> reporter: as well as navigator. jody's team connects uninsured people with coverage in florida. >> probably one of the most contributing factors has got to be that we're in a pandemic. >> reporter: a recent poll from the kaiser family foundation shows public support for obamacare is at an all-time high, 58% with a favorable opinion, compared to 43% w...

Women candidates, women candidates in heavily minority districts such as yours, what do you think the vote will be? will people turn out? what about the efforts to suppress the vote? >> well, we are seeing record turnout here in texas. thank you again for having me on. i was in el paso the other day. i was in peccess and alpine and tomorrow i'll be in choriso springs. the stakes are high. in no small measure, health care is on the ballot. one in six texans is uninsured. it's not lost on me that today is the first day of aca enrollment and there are 600,000 texans that would have access to insu...

With me now, roy mitchell, executive director of mississippi's health advocacy program. he's been working with health and human services to get people to sign up for obamacare. tell me what happened and what you think this means the trump hhs is doing. sgl sure, this was essentially the most minimal effort they could make in mississippi. attending meetings convene d by nonprofits to get the word out about the aca enrollment period. and as you know, the l enrollment period has been cut in half. the funding for advertising is cut 90%. navigators are real. their budget has been cut by 60%. so thi...